Arifureta Chapter 97 (2/2)
“… I’m sorry, what?”
To the totally unexpected words, the Forubin bishop provided an interesting goofy expression The appearance of the bishop, inwardly, put a wry so against the decision of the Seikyo church Randzi repeated the words with unexpected determination
“I said I refuse These heros are our national salvation If you would ive the Seikyo church”
“Are… you… insane? You cannot go against the church Do you want to be branded as a heretic as well?”
In response to Randzi’s words, the bishop raised a startled cry clogged with anger The tehts also looked at each other with puzzled looks
“Bishop, does Central not know their accomplishments? He saved the dukedom ere attacked by a deadly poison Your reports should also mention that he rescued Ur town, don’t they?I don’t understand the sanity of this heretic claim Reconsider the heresy on account of these new facts”
“Silence! The decision is final! This is God’s will! That is unforgivable If you continue to protect this heretic, then Ankaji itself will be branded Take heed!”
The bishop’s pupils had the light of ave an aty-like Randzi stared at him with a cold eye Hajime had come up beside him with an imperceptible motion and asked with a surprised look
“Are you sure about this? Both the Kingdo to retaliate As a lord, will you be alright?”
Randzi does not answer Haji ave off an aura of preparedness and acceptance Their eyes shoith death as if saying “to die killing is the way to go” It was that kind of expression
The bishop also see while his face reddened and became more frenzied
“Is this your answer? Public, your way ends here Well, your way is not This is the end for anyone who gets in my way You’ll receive God’s divine punishment and fall to ruin!”
“This is Ankaji, we’re not so shameless as to sell a hero who saved us Divine? Like I’d believe God’s judgeuess my faith differs from the Bishop’s God”
The Bishop’s word becary words fronal for the Tehts to attack
At this tihts and struck one of their hel At their feet was a pebble It didn’t do any daht, but as it there? Such questions were fleeting as another stone was thrown, buht’s armor
If you looked where the stone’s caathered in the intervening tihts
They had cohts that had previously cohts surrounding their lord and Hajime
They remembered the treatments they had the received from Kaori as “God of the Apostle”, the serene stones, and thethe labyrinth to save thenant at the behavior of the church which turned into hostility as they began to throw stones
“Stop! People of Ankaji! They are God’s eneainst the will of God!”
Forubin is shouting loudly, trying to solve the excited inhabitant’sThey just didn’t know that Hajime was labeled a heretic and will relax once the bishop explains things to theht
In fact, the words of Seikyo church bishop caused the inhabitants to stop throwing stones and look at each other in confusion
This tinity
“My beloved people, Listen! I was just informed that the oasis was purified Our oasis has been returned to us through Hajime’s efforts As well as the contaminated land And the crops They used their purification to return our Ankaji back to the way it way They also brought me back to Ankaji Make your decision with your own mind Keep our hero of national salvation, or turn on him I decided to keep him!”
The Bishop tried to mock Randzi’s speech, “in such eainst the majesty of the church,” however, his smile of ridicule slowly dropped
The inhabitant’s intention is shown in the for
“and I, a…” The bishops words were sounded out by the sla armor
“You act playfully, this is a matter of life or death!”
“The church did not do anything Yet your insanity makes you want to harm the apostle who helped us!”
“What’s a heretic anyway? You’re abusing the term!”
“It must have been heretics that authorized this!”
“Defend Kaori!”
“Long live the lord!”
“Kaori, I dedicate myself to you!”
“Let’s start a Kaori fan club!”
Apparently, the inhabitants seemed to have a sense of deep love and respect for Rindzi and Kaori Pushi+ng aside the faith, they defended Rindzi and Kaori with all of their spirit No, it’s ed their faith itself However, it seems like they have a faith of their own, belief that no one will harm Kaori who saved them as the “God of the Apostles” In short, it was a faith that exceeded the confidence of the bishop It wasn’t knohere that trust was to begin with
Residents gathered one after another The people’s forces are not at all inferior to the Teer and hostility that raged endlessly The Tehts started to back up in retreat
“Bishop-dono, these are the intentions of Ankaji What of your previous allegations?”
“It’s not as simple as you think…”
The Bishop turned his heel while grinding his teeth, a scowl leveled at Hajihts rapidly iving off the last of his passion with loud footsteps as he headed back to the church
“Is this really okay? Will they leave it at this?”
Haji been left out of the loop until the end Kaori’s direct involvement with the crisis with the church left a worried look on her face
Despite this, Randzi replied with a cool look like it was no big deal
“This is the choice of Ankaji The people who live in this dukedorateful to you It’s unthinkable to have you die in our territory that is why they would have killed to protect you I don’t want such a coup in this country”
“That aside, I wouldn’t be hurt by so his cheek
Randzi laughed at his words
“If that’s so, then thatthe nation’s hero is only half the reason we protected you We also don’t want to becoic you possess to slaughter an unknown e labyrinth in just a few days You ignore the church and don’t respond to the threat of a hundred knights either You’ve defeated an army of ten thousand and there are even ruht scary There will be a time when I succeed aftermade a wise decision between the two”
So Randzi had no intention of catering to the church’s hostility towards Hajime He put the church and Hajier ally and chose the latter Indeed, it could be said the country itself would act against the majesty of the church To say this was a bold decision would not be an exaggeration
Hajiht that his confrontation with the church was thwarted by the people themselves As the people moved around thehed happily Hajime realized this was the path Aiko had hoped for him, one that was not a “lonely way of life”
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Three days after the turmoil from the church
Hajiricultural areas, and he atching the oasis shi+ne from a hilltop
Hajiathered around the oasis once again with liveliness and s the kids frolic in the water There were people pier fishi+ng, and lovers in their own little worlds on boats People had returned to the oasis, and they all had smiles
This is how Hajime passed this day in Ankaji He had intended to leave as soon as he had bought some of the specialty fruit, but he had been kept there by the lord and the inhabitants’ generosity and ended up staying a few extra days
Hajime worried that with the current mood in the city, their departure from Akanji would be met with a parade He had to s modest They were able to finish their send-off at the lord’sone last look at the oasis before they left
“You stand out, perhaps you can wear so a little less conspicuous”
Hajime mentions to Yue nearby as he turns to leave
“It does…? Tired of?”
“What? Is that so? Hajime-kun”
“Well, Yue, Kaori Frouys just stand out”
“Well, I – it’s because this dress is not to pass through the gates…”
Shea had said these outfits where part of the so-called belly dance costuh top and short pants It was very sensational, their tiny navels dazzling It guaranteed that every eye would be on the one wearing it
It see in Ankaji When Yue received the gift fro it to show off Upon seeing Yue in it, Hajime’s eyes became like a wild beasts Apparently, Hajilued to Kaori once she started wearing it, pro Shea and Tio to do the same
Other than with Yue, they didn’t elicit enough response fro the outfits all day However, Yue’s outfit collapsed all reason in Hajime
Even now as the set out, everyone remains in their erotic costumes Finally, Hajime had reached his wits end and started to poke the point loudly and aggressively, despite being soain
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It’s been two days since leaving Ankaji
They were on the road leading to Horuado Haji attacked by Rashi+ki thieves
It was at this point that Haji person